Re: I've (almost) cracked Naples-style pizza...

All very interesting tips. I have also been to Naples and the pizza there will forever stand out in my mind and culinary memory. I would go into a pizzeria the locals frequented (no tourists apart from me and my friends) and it was amazing. I compare all pizzas to that and am naturally disappointed. In London, near where I lived was a local pizzeria run by a family from Naples so that was heavenly for me, but now back in Melbourne I need to go further afield to find great pizza. Alot of pizza places in Australia are a bit like you describe, they use this awful processed ham. Yuck! And pile it on pizzas. Bases are not quite right. However, in my local area I have found two wood-fired pizzerias and they are pretty good, and a little further afield is Lygon Street, a street of Italian restaurants which is a great place to go but you still have to pick the right place for good pizza. While Melbourne is a bit of foodie paradise and very multi-cultural, there is a variety of quality from very bad to extremely good so it is a matter of searching.

I plan to get a pizza tile for my oven, so thanks for the tips! I love making my own pizza dough - can't say I have perfected it yet but still better than any take away around here.

Re: I've (almost) cracked Naples-style pizza...

Re: I've (almost) cracked Naples-style pizza...

I saw an episode of Tyler's Ultimate where he goes to Naples. A woman demonstrated pizza made with tomatoes that were smoked three months prior, kind of semi-dried, not leathery. I was really intrigued and wonder if anyone has tried this.

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